Image brought 250 copies of our first issue to the show and we sold out of them all – so awesome.

The response from fans, retailers and attendees at the show was incredibly positive. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to meet us and buy a copy of the book (or brought their own copy to get signed). We\’re pumped about issue #2 and the future of the series.

If you missed out on issue #1 first printing, make sure you snag the second print #1 arriving in comic stores this Wednesday, October 13th, then get ready for issue #2\’s arrival a week later on Wednesday October 20th.

We\’ll have 1st and 2nd print copies of Skullkickers #1 for sale and you can get your copy autographed on the spot. Edwin is also bringing a selection of original page art from the series to sell, so please come by, say \”hi\” and let us know what you think of the book.

Image Comics has teamed up with retail store Larry\’s Wonderful World of Comics in Massachusetts to produce an exclusive variant edition of Skullkickers #1 with a brand new cover illo by Edwin Huang and Espen Grundetjern. If you haven\’t been able to track down a copy of issue #1 yet, this limited edition may be your jumping on point.

A HEAD PUNTING KICK-OFF TO A HIT NEW IMAGE SERIES!Second Printing of SKULLKICKERS #1 blazes through inventory before release, Third Printing on its way

Berkeley, CA – 4 October 2010 – After an early distribution-level sell out of the first printing of SKULLKICKERS #1, additional orders for the second printing have built far quicker than expected and Image Comics has authorized a rush third printing of the hit first issue to meet reorder demand!

SKULLKICKERS #1, written and drawn by newcomers Jim Zubkavich and Edwin Huang respectively, has whipped up excitement among readers of all stripes. The third printing of SKULLKICKERS, with a brand new cover by Chris Stevens and Saejin Oh, will arrive in stores October 27.

\”Edwin, Misty and I are all unbelievably thrilled that retailers, readers and reviewers are responding so strongly to the first issue,\” says Zubkavich \”When you launch something new like this, you hope it will connect with an audience. We wanted to make a fun action romp and, from what we\’re seeing, that\’s what the market was ready for. Thank you, everyone!\”

In SKULLKICKERS, two mercenaries are entangled in a high-class assassination plot, and nothing — not werewolves, skeletons or black magic — will stop them from getting paid. If you love fantasy, action-comedy, a touch of black-hearted violence and movies like ARMY OF DARKNESS then SKULLKICKERS is the book for you!

SKULLKICKERS #1 Third Printing (AUG108191), a 32-page full-color comic book for $2.99, will be in stores October 27, 2010. SKULLKICKERS #2 (AUG100490) arrives in stores one week earlier, on October 20. Follow the Skullkickers blog at www.skullkickers.com for sneak peeks and more. You can download a free preview of SKULLKICKERS using the Image Comics app from comiXology.

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